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Report: Preventable PSC Detentions are Increasing Across the Fleet

Published Jun 6, 2026 5:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Port state control detentions have risen by about 70 percent over the past five years, even though the number of inspections has s...

Ghana’s New Drydock Project Progresses After Successful Financing Round

Published Jun 6, 2026 3:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

Ship diversions around Cape of Good Hope have seen vessel traffic growth along the West African coastline. Additionally, recent ex...

Damen Delivers Fourth Combi Freighter 3850 to Reederei Bernd Sibum

Published Jun 6, 2026 3:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Damen Shipyards Group] Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the fourth Combi Freighter (CF) 3850 in an order of four to Reeder...

Economic Fury Tightens Stranglehold on Iranian Dark Fleet

Published Jun 6, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

On June 2, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) tightened its controls on Iranian dark-fleet activities by de...

Braving the Dangers in the Strait of Hormuz

Published Jun 6, 2026 2:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

For several days, US forces have responded to a number of IRGC attacks in the Strait of Hormuz area by launching counterattacks of...

DNV and Kongsberg Maritime Enable Secure Operational Vessel Data Exchange

Published Jun 6, 2026 12:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Kongsberg Maritime] DNV and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into an agreement to enable secure, standardised exchange of Oper...

GenFlat Completes 1st Production of Patented Collapsible Shipping Container

Published Jun 6, 2026 12:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: GenFlat Holdings, Inc.] GenFlat Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: GFLT) (“GenFlat”), a pioneer in sustainable collapsible container tech...

Next-Generation Hybrid Cruise Vessel Debuts at the Port of Los Angeles

Published Jun 6, 2026 10:29 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By Port of Los Angeles] A new hybrid, 350-passenger vessel is now in operation at the Port of Los Angeles, the result of a Port-l...

PortMiami’s Director Ousted as County Seeks Fisher Island Fuel Terminal

Published Jun 5, 2026 6:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

A messy two-year land battle that drew national attention to PortMiami and Miami-Dade County took a new turn as the county’s mayor...

Tanker Awaiting Scrapping Stuck in Limbo by US Sanctions

Published Jun 5, 2026 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The Bangladeshi scrappers community and the cash buyers are dealing with what they termed a “highly unusual incident” after one of...

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